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2. THURSDAY WEBQUEST Grade: 6 subject: mathematic Topic: measurement Lesson: history of pi Aim: must be able to know the history of pi

3. Introduction In mathematics we can use calculation to get accurate measurement. What can we measure: 1. speed/weight/force/temperature /mass 2. km/h, kg,neo,c/F, kg, 3. To make accurate plans. 4. We calculate to get values and we measure to get areas and volumes.

4. Task Where does pi (π) come from?

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8. More History An Englishman called Shanks (1873) calculated pi to 707 places . The symbol of by was introduced by English man named William John (1706) who wrote: π =3.14159 this symbol was adopted 1737 and become the standard symbol for pi.

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11. References: http://ualr.edu/lasmoller/pi.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pi_eq_C_over_d.svg http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/history_of_pi/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pi-unrolled-720.gif http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BouZ9cjTQT4